Global travel has been powered by years of expansions: destinations, technologies, consolidations and desires by travelers to get away. Three leading advisors and MoneyShow.com contributors share ideas on stocks in the digital travel market. “Travel with us to the land of big gains in this stock!”

Shares of TripAdvisor (TRIP) topped the S&P 500 today, and Expedia (EXPE) was the third best performing stock. TripAdvisor rose $1.77, or 4.2%, to $44.05, while Expedia gained $3.75, or 3.4%, to $113.28. The S&P 500 slipped 15.83 points, or 0.57%, to 2749.48. TripAdvisor may be riding Expedia's coattails.

British holidaymakers booking trips within the EU after Brexit are being urged to check the small print amid claims travel firms are failing to clarify their rights. There have been warnings, most prominently from Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary, that flights could be grounded in that eventuality because UK operators would no longer come under the single market for aviation.

The move is part of a strategy by AIG Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault to grow the insurance giant and expand its global reach. AIG's agreement with Expedia marks its second travel insurance deal in five months. In October, the insurer said it had reached an agreement to sell travel insurance to United Airlines (UAL.N) customers.

The move is part of a strategy by AIG Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault to grow the insurance giant and expand its global reach. AIG's agreement with Expedia marks its second travel insurance deal in five months. In October, the insurer said it had reached an agreement to sell travel insurance to United Airlines (UAL.N) customers.

It's been a pretty volatile year for online travel agencies, and today Guggenheim's Jake Fuller takes a look at the industry, warning that one key aspect of the business could be under threat. Fuller argues that this is still an important part of traffic for OTAs--yes, that's how he refers to online travel agencies--as Expedia (EXPE) and Booking Holdings (BKNG) (formerly Priceline) spent some $8 billion on advertising in 2017, with a fifth of that money going to TripAdvisor (TRIP) and trivago (TRVG). Given this, and the fact that Google is already testing is own competitive metadata product, Fuller is Neutral rated on both TripAdvisor and trivago.

Expedia (EXPE) is easily the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 this afternoon, down 18%, and TripAdvisor is fourth-worst, down 5%. Expedia’s drop is tied to quarterly earnings per share, reported Thursday after the close, that missed estimates by more than 25%. TripAdvisor, it stands to reason, would fall in sympathy.